Peru
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Recreational spearfishing (pesca submarina / pesca deportiva) is legal in Peru and widely practised along the Pacific coast; Peru even hosted the CMAS World Spearfishing Championship. Under the General Fishing Law (Decreto Ley 25977, 1992) and its Regulation (Decreto Supremo 012-2001-PE), recreational/sport fishing is a 'non-commercial' category carried out for recreational or tourist purposes, and individual recreational fishing carried out WITHOUT a vessel does NOT require a fishing permit (Art. 29 of the Regulation). Sale of the catch is not permitted for this category. There is, however, no dedicated national regulation specifically tailored to recreational spearfishing: rules on scuba use, daily bag limits, minimum sizes and a diver registry have been recommended by experts (SPDA) but a comprehensive 'reglamento de pesca deportiva' has not yet been enacted. Species-specific rules do apply: under DS 009-2008-PRODUCE and the infraction regime added by DS 013-2009-PRODUCE, sport fishing of the billfishes (black, blue and striped marlin and sailfish) requires a specific sport-fishing permit and the captured specimen must be released (catch-and-release); their commercialization is prohibited. Industrial/large-scale fishing is prohibited inside marine protected natural areas (e.g. Reserva Nacional de Paracas), while small-scale non-commercial extraction inside ANPs is allowed only under approved management plans. Confidence is medium: the framework laws are confirmed verbatim from official sources, but a single consolidated spearfishing-specific instrument does not exist.
Sidst opdateret Juni 15, 2026
Overordnet lovramme
- §Decreto Ley N° 25977 - Ley General de Pesca (1992)
- §Decreto Supremo N° 012-2001-PE - Reglamento de la Ley General de Pesca (2001)
- §Decreto Supremo N° 009-2008-PRODUCE - pesca deportiva de picudos / billfish (2008)
- §Decreto Supremo N° 013-2009-PRODUCE - infracciones pesca deportiva de merlines y pez vela (2009)
- §Ley N° 26834 - Ley de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (1997)
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- Spydpistol
- Tilladt
- Udlændinge
- Velkommen
Loven, ordret
Lovtekster
De præcise lovbestemmelser og reguleringsforskrifter, der regulerer harpunfiskeri her, citeret som offentliggjort, med et link til hver officiel kilde.
Clasificación de la pesca: no comercial - Deportiva (recreational fishing definition)
Decreto Ley N° 25977 - Ley General de Pesca
b) No comercial, que puede ser: 1. De investigación científica: la realizada con fines de incrementar el conocimiento de los recursos hidrobiológicos y sus ecosistemas. 2. Deportiva: la realizada con fines de recreación. 3. De subsistencia: la realizada con fines de consumo doméstico o trueque, sin fines de lucro.
Personas exceptuadas de contar con permiso de pesca (recreational fishing without vessel exempt from permit)
Decreto Supremo N° 012-2001-PE - Reglamento de la Ley General de Pesca
Artículo 29.- Personas exceptuadas de contar con permiso de pesca. Están exceptuados del permiso de pesca, las personas naturales que realicen pesca de subsistencia y deportiva, esta última sin el empleo de embarcaciones.
Clasificación de la extracción - Deportiva (recreational/tourist purposes; individual recreational fishing requires no permit)
Decreto Supremo N° 012-2001-PE - Reglamento de la Ley General de Pesca
b) No comercial: 1. De investigación científica: comprende la extracción de recursos hidrobiológicos mediante la pesca exploratoria o de prospección y la pesca experimental. 2. Deportiva: la realizada con fines recreacionales o turísticos. El ejercicio individual de la pesca deportiva no requiere permiso de pesca. 3. De subsistencia: la realizada con fines de consumo doméstico o trueque.
Infracciones - pesca deportiva de merlines y pez vela (sport fishing of billfish: permit required, must release, no sale)
Decreto Supremo N° 012-2001-PE - Reglamento de la Ley General de Pesca (numerales 106, 107 y 108 adicionados por DS N° 013-2009-PRODUCE)
106. Practicar pesca deportiva de las especies merlín negro, merlín azul, merlín rayado y pez vela, sin contar con el permiso de pesca deportiva correspondiente. 107. Practicar pesca deportiva de las especies merlín negro, merlín azul, merlín rayado y pez vela, sin liberar el ejemplar capturado. 108. La comercialización de las especies merlín negro, merlín azul, merlín rayado y pez vela.
Hvornår du kan dykke
Sæsoner og tidsbegrænsninger
Lukkede, åbne og begrænsede perioder over året. Bekræft altid artsspecifikke lukkede perioder lokalt.
Ingen sæsonlukkede perioder registreret — bekræft lokalt inden du dykker.
Tilladelse til at fiske
Licens
Hvad du skal have for at må være i vandet, hvad det koster, og hvordan du får det.
- Type
- No permit for individual recreational/sport fishing carried out without a vessel; a sport-fishing permit (permiso de pesca deportiva) IS required to target billfish (marlin/sailfish), and recreational fishing using a vessel requires a permit
- Pris
- unknown
- Gyldighed
- unknown
- Sådan får du licensen
- Permits, where required (vessel-based recreational fishing; billfish), are issued by the Ministerio de la Producción (PRODUCE); however the implementation procedure for embarked recreational permits is not fully operative in PRODUCE's TUPA
- Myndighed
- Ministerio de la Producción (PRODUCE)
Udstyr og teknik
Udstyrskrav
Hvilket udstyr er tilladt, hvordan det må bruges, og hvilke betingelser der er knyttet hertil.
Restriktioner
- Spearfishing in Peru is practised in apnea (free-diving). Use of scuba for spearfishing has been proposed to be expressly prohibited in a draft recreational-fishing regulation, but a binding national prohibition has not yet been enacted (status as of 2026).
There is no consolidated national regulation governing recreational spearfishing gear. Existing provisions on diver certification/registry for pesca submarina have been described by experts (SPDA) as inconsistent. Confirm current PRODUCE rules before diving.
Hvad du må tage
Fangstbegrænsninger og fredede arter
Daglige kvoter, minimumsstørrelser og arter, der aldrig må fanges.
Dagsgrænse
No general daily bag limit (LMCD) for recreational fishing is established in national law; expert recommendations (SPDA) propose bag limits for ~22 species, but these are not yet binding.
Fredede arter — må ikke fanges
- FredetMerlín negro / black marlin (Makaira indica) - catch-and-release only, sport-fishing permit required, sale prohibited
- FredetMerlín azul / blue marlin (Makaira mazara) - catch-and-release only, sport-fishing permit required, sale prohibited
- FredetMerlín rayado / striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) - catch-and-release only, sport-fishing permit required, sale prohibited
- FredetPez vela / sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) - catch-and-release only, sport-fishing permit required, sale prohibited
- FredetMarine turtles (protected under Ley N° 26585 - extraction, processing and commercialization prohibited)
Minimum capture sizes and reproductive closures exist for many commercial species under PRODUCE resolutions but are not specifically codified for recreational spearfishing. Sport fishers should not sell their catch (the recreational/non-commercial category is defined as fishing for recreation, not for profit).
Hvem må fiske
Besøgende og fastboende
Hvordan reglerne adskiller sig for udenlandske besøgende og lokale fastboende.
Udenlandske besøgende
TilladtRestriktioner
- Existing (draft/inconsistent) pesca submarina diver-registry requirements reportedly limit formal inscription to persons aged 18+ who are Peruvian or Peru residents, a condition criticised by experts as effectively excluding tourists; however this is not a clearly enforced national rule.
Foreign recreational anglers and spearfishers do practise in Peru (the country hosted the CMAS World Spearfishing Championship). Individual non-embarked recreational fishing requires no permit regardless of nationality. Verify any vessel-based or charter requirements locally with PRODUCE/DICAPI.
Fastboende
No fishing permit required for individual recreational/sport fishing without a vessel (residents and nationals alike)
Peru does not operate a general recreational fishing licence system; the non-commercial 'deportiva' category is exempt from permits when carried out individually and without a vessel (DS 012-2001-PE, Art. 29).
Hvor langs kysten
Tilladte og forbudte zoner
Navngivne områder der er åbne for eller lukket for harpunfiskeri. Se det fulde billede på det interaktive kort.
Forbudte områder
- Reserva Nacional de Paracasnational reserve / marine protected area
Marine and coastal protected natural area (ANP) of about 335,000 ha (roughly 200,000 ha in the Pacific Ocean) in the Ica region. Industrial/large-scale fishing is prohibited inside marine protected natural areas; non-commercial extraction is permitted only within approved management plans. Marine turtle species are legally protected (extraction, processing and commercialization prohibited under Ley N° 26585).
- Reserva Nacional San Fernandonational reserve / marine-coastal protected area
Marine-coastal national protected natural area (ANP) of about 154,716 ha in the Ica/Nazca region, established 9 July 2011 by Decreto Supremo N° 017-2011-MINAM. It is the only Peruvian protected area linking an Andean-coastal biological corridor to the marine environment (penguins, sea turtles, whales, sea lions). As a marine ANP, industrial/large-scale fishing is prohibited and non-commercial extraction is permitted only under approved management plans (Ley N° 26834). IUCN category VI.
- Reserva Nacional Mar Tropical de Graunational reserve / marine protected area
Marine national protected natural area (ANP) of about 115,675.89 ha (≈1,156.76 km²) off the Piura and Tumbes regions in northern Peru, established 26 April 2024 by Decreto Supremo N° 003-2024-MINAM. Protects a convergence of tropical and temperate marine ecosystems (humpback whales, manta rays, sharks, all sea turtle species). As a marine ANP, industrial/large-scale fishing is prohibited; only sustainable artisanal use respecting pre-existing rights is permitted under management plans (Ley N° 26834).
Forhold på vandet
Live forhold
Live hav- og vejrøjebliksbillede nær et kystreferencepunkt i Peru, fra Open-Meteo. Forholdene varierer langs kysten — brug som vejledning.
Live hav og vejr nær Reserva Nacional de Paracas.
Hvem du kan spørge
Myndigheder
De officielle organer, der er ansvarlige for fiskeri og licensudstedelse.
Ministerio de la Producción (PRODUCE) - Viceministerio de Pesca y Acuicultura
fisheries authority
Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas (DICAPI) - Marina de Guerra del Perú
maritime authority
Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP)
protected areas authority
FEDEPASA - Federación Deportiva Peruana de Actividades Subacuáticas
dive / spearfishing federation
Hvor dette kommer fra
Kilder
Hvert udsagn på denne side kan spores tilbage til én af disse referencer.
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Decreto Ley N° 25977 - Ley General de Pesca (Congreso de la República del Perú)
Officielwww2.congreso.gob.peTilgået jun 15 - [02]
Decreto Supremo N° 012-2001-PE - Reglamento de la Ley General de Pesca (SENACE)
Officielsenace.gob.peTilgået jun 15 - [03]
SPDA - La pesca recreativa marítima en el Perú (Actualidad Ambiental)
Sekundæractualidadambiental.peTilgået jun 15 - [04]
Reglas de Juego en el Sector Pesca - Mar del Perú (pesca deportiva / recreativa)
Sekundærmardelperu.peTilgået jun 15 - [05]
Reserva Nacional de Paracas (coordinates and protections)
Sekundæres.wikipedia.orgTilgået jun 15 - [06]
FEDEPASA - Federación Deportiva Peruana de Actividades Subacuáticas
communityfedepasa.orgTilgået jun 15
Forskernoter
Peru has a clear statutory framework for non-commercial 'pesca deportiva' (recreational fishing) in DL 25977 and DS 012-2001-PE, but NO dedicated national regulation specifically for recreational spearfishing (pesca submarina). Key verbatim provisions (Art. 20 DL 25977; Arts. 29-30 and billfish infractions 106-108 of DS 012-2001-PE) were extracted directly from official PDF sources. Practical points: (1) individual spearfishing without a vessel needs no permit; (2) catch may not be sold; (3) billfish (marlin/sailfish) are catch-and-release only and require a sport-fishing permit; (4) industrial fishing is banned inside marine ANPs such as Reserva Nacional de Paracas. Scuba-for-spearfishing prohibition, daily bag limits, minimum sizes and a diver registry have been RECOMMENDED by SPDA but are not yet codified in a binding national instrument (confirmed as of mid-2026), so equipment_rules.scuba_allowed and several limits are left null/unknown rather than guessed. Confidence: medium. No closed seasons specific to recreational spearfishing were found, so seasons[] is left empty; species-specific commercial closures exist but are not spearfishing-specific.
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